Britain's Part-Time Wives: "Multiple marriages are on the rise in the U.K.'s Muslim communities -- and the women are the ones seeking out second wife status."

Pecanpig · 2013-08-05T21:57:54+00:00

Most people get this wrong. Men marrying multiple women is good for women and bad for men.

If men marry more than one wife, that leave a certain portion of the population unmarried, they are men. Which can lead to violence.

Basically a wife can choose to marry a single man, or she can choose to better her position by excepting a 2nd or 3rd wife position. Women have more options in polygamy, and men have less options.

To answer the comment on how divorce works, even when there are multiple wives, there is always one wife, the 1st wife who has status, the one who bears all legitimate heirs. She inherits almost all of the estate with small portions going to each wife down the ladder.

Source: The Red Queen

lebuzzword · 2013-08-06T00:15:50+00:00

So these marriages are only recognised within the Muslim community, not protected by actual British law, and only predominant amongst Muslim men and women?

So who cares?

2013-08-06T12:14:49+00:00

Tbh, the only reason to marry more than one women in Islam is to either provide for a widow/divorcee that has nowhere to go, or for a political move. (The second one only applied to our prophet BTW.) In both cases, sex isn't required nor recommended. Just sayin' that they're radicalists who take what benefits them and leave the rest.

ToOurEnd · 2013-08-05T21:29:27+00:00

What the hell happened to you, UK?

theozoph · 2013-08-05T21:10:22+00:00

And feminists, faced with yet more reality, wept.

But secretly rejoiced, too.

AvgGuy101 · 2013-08-05T21:25:36+00:00

Wonder how a divorce works out for a 2nd wife?

Super_delicious · 2013-08-06T00:23:11+00:00

Wait I thought this was well known? If you watch sister wives it's very obvious that the wives seek out an already married man and it benefits them and their children.

ifrit1100 · 2013-08-06T13:36:07+00:00

As long as they aren't being forced, could not care less.

DavidByron · 2013-08-06T16:29:05+00:00

and the women are the ones seeking out second wife status

I assume that they always were the ones pushing for polygamy since ancient times. it is only feminist bigotry / ideology that would create the alternative "everything is men's fault" impression. Why the hell would a man want two wives? But almost all women like the idea of a rich husband instead of a poor one.

Stephen_Morgan · 2013-08-05T19:47:52+00:00

Good for alphas, bad for betas. Which one are you?

Title	Britain's Part-Time Wives: "Multiple marriages are on the rise in the U.K.'s Muslim communities -- and the women are the ones seeking out second wife status."
Author	trot-trot
Upvotes	17
Comments	14
Date	August 5, 2013 6:01 PM UTC (13 years ago)
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